Conductor-hook.



G. FLAGGE.

GONDUGTOB, HOOK.

APPLICATION FILED APR.19, 1012.

Milwaukee` in the county or NHLWAUKEE, WISCONSIN, ASSIGNOR,

BY MESNE ASSGNMIENTS,

TO ILWAU CORRUGANG CGMPANY, OF 'MILWAUKEE WISCONSXN, A. CORPO'- messes.,

Specification or Letters Patent.

atented Sept. i 1914i,

.application filed April 19, 1912. Serial No. 651,774.

To all 'whomy I11' may concern: l Be 1t known that l, Geenen lLAuon, aandresident oit' citizen oi the United States Milwaukee and State otWisconsin, have invented new an useztul improvements in Conductor-Hooks,oi which the tollovving is description., reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, which are a lpart of this specidcation.

rlhis invention relates to conductor hooks and has for its object toprovide a conductor hook which can be s'rnply and easily constructed otWire as in the manufacture o Wire nails and the like.

Another object of the invention is to provide a conductor hook which maybe driven into the building Without being bent or splitting the Woodinto which it is driven.

"With the above and other objects in view the invention consists in theconductor Ahook as herein claimed and all equivalents.

Referring to the accompanying dravvings in which' like characters otreference indilcate the saine parts in the diiierent views:

Figure l is a side view of a conductor hook constructed in accordancewith this invention; and, lFig. 2 is an end viewy thereof.

ln these drawings 10 indicates the stem or shank of the conductor hookwhich is sharpened or pointed at its end ll and has ay reverse bend 12at its other endforming a driving head or shoulder to be struck by thehammer when driving the conductor hook in place. The driving head 19;which is formed by bending the Wire of which the device is made atapproximately right angles to the shank or stem portion 1l yand thenbending it back upon itself and con-v tinuing it beyond the line of theshank or stern portion and then bending it in the opposite direction tothe stem portion ai t'ords a driving surface to be engaged by the hammerdirectly in line with the stem portion so that in driving the hoolr inplace there is no tendency to twist or rack the device. On lea-ving; thedriving shoulder or head 12 the Wire is bent to a curve to torni thehook portion 13 of the device and this portion Ais preferably flattenedto extend its bearing surface on the conductor and is depressed along amedial line to orin an outstanding rib 14 for strength- 'erung andstiffening it. The flattening of the hook portion may be gradual so thatit becomes thinner and Wider as the end is approached as shown or thedattening may be unifo'rn` throughout the bent portion. rvl`hefornrshovvn presents a neater appearance' and gives greater strength tothe hook portion near the driving shoulder or head thereof.

By means of this invention a conductor hook is provided which is capableof use Without injury to the support into which it is driven, its sharppointed Wire nail-like stem or shank being capable' of penetrating thewooden or other support Without exerting a material wedging or splittingaction thereon and the construction is such that -the driving head beingdirectly in alinement with the stem portion has no tendency todistortion or other injury as with the driving heads of other conductorhooks. rlhe hook portion presents a Wide bearing surface for theconductor and is suiiiciently stiiandsunyielding to securely `hold theconductorA in place and the entire device being made of a' heavymalleable Wire is easily constructed and cheaply manufactured. l l

What claini as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

l. A conductor hoolrformed of a length ot wire sharpened at one end toform a pointed stein and bent at right angles to the stein and thenreversely upon itself also at right angles to the stein and continuingfor a greater length than the iirst mentioned lbent portionV to form astraight driving head with, the reversely bent por` tions in engagementwith each other, the end of the Wire then bending in a directionopposite the stern portion and terminating in 'a curved hook portionwith the end thereof connected with. he driving head odset laterallywith relation to the stem.

Q. A conductor hook formed integrally` with a straight tapered drivingstem and a curved hook and having a reverse bend n testimony whereof, 'Iaix my signa at `h@ :Imation of the stein and hook formture, in presenceof two Witnesses.

'fino' a driving head disposed transversely x n tobthe stem andextending both outwardly GEORGE FLAGJE' 5 and inwadly beyond its axis,the stem be- `vVi'nesses: I

ing offset outwardly from the adjoining KATHERINE Hom.

end of'the hook. CLARA B'IUEHLBACTH.

